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ROTORCRAFT INTERNATIONAL


BY CATERINA HESSLER PHOTOS: ROTORFLUG INTERNATIONAL


Water, scenic coastlines and adven-


ture – for many people Majorca, Spain is the ideal destination for their vacation. For some people the island is a place of work. The members of the crew of Rotorflug International are living the dream by flying in paradise. It is what pilots dream of: little heaps


of clouds in the steel blue sky, towering mountains on the horizon and a Bell 206 flying low-level over the blue water of the Mediterranean Sea. It was the idea of Frank de Vries to found a helicopter company on the Spanish Island. Born in the Rhineland of Germany, he moved to the Balearic Islands in 2004. There he discovered the lack of helicopter compa- nies on the islands and had the idea to start his own helicopter business. Frank already had his private helicopter licence at that time and started studying for the CPLH (Commercial Pilot Licence Helicopter) soon after. After gaining his commercial heli-


copter licence he searched for a related enterprise to implement his idea. He found it in the Rotorflug GmbH based in Germany. In August 2009 Rotorflug Helicopter SL commenced the daily business on the island. Majorca still is the first choice for Frank de Vries. “We have 330 days of sunshine each year, a challenging landscape, great landing places and only few restrictions,” he explained. The first helicopter of the company was a R44 Raven II D-HDJIP, with pop-out floats – it is based near the airport of Palma. Both tourists and resi- dents alike were really enthusiastic about the service of Rotorflug, and soon the capacity of the R44 reached its limit. As a result, the R44 Raven I D-HYPE and the Bell 206 Jet Ranger D-HONY


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